Chief Enterprise Architect

Direct Hire/Full Time

Austin, TX

$180K-$190K

The Chief Enterprise Architect (CEA) is responsible for the

organization's overall Enterprise Architecture. This role is typically engaged as the highest-level

technology expert across all architecture domains. The CEA manages a team of solution and

domain architects and directs that team in working towards the strategic transformational goals. The Enterprise Architecture team is also tasked with designing solutions that

support day-to-day operations.

Given the ongoing digital transformation, the CEA will be responsible for developing and

maintaining architecture standards which drive solution designs. The CEA will also be

responsible for delivering solution designs that are consistent with enterprise strategies.

This role functions within an IT as a Business model which requires clear definition of IT

business processes, including: a clearly defined service catalog, operating and service level

agreements, streamlined business processes, and strategic budgeting for the team. Therefore,

the ideal candidate will be a highly technical individual but will also need to have keen business

acumen.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be

assigned.

● Leading or co-leading specific initiatives related to technology changes, including

infrastructure, data systems and security systems. This includes being the person

primarily responsible for integrating new student information systems, ERP systems,

data center infrastructure and data hub, among others.

● Learning business needs, business capabilities, and delivering the corresponding

enterprise system designs to drive the organization towards targeted business

outcomes.

● Researching and understanding emerging technologies and incorporating new

technologies into existing and upcoming environment and solution designs.

● Developing and maintaining the business of operational Enterprise Architecture

● Working with the CIO to clearly define the charter of the EA team and refine it over time.

● Establishing and/or continuing to mature enterprise architecture standards.

● Establishing KPIs and success metrics for the Enterprise Architecture function and

reporting on those metrics to the CIO and the broader IT organization.

● Owning the creation and maintenance of environment and solution documentation

according to established standards.

● Taking complex business challenges and creating high-level solutions consistent with

enterprise architecture strategies.

● Leading the effort to take existing high-level architecture solutions down to the lowest

level of detail needed to facilitate implementation.

● Managing a blended team of architects in their efforts to build out designs for various

strategic solutions spanning all TOGAF architecture domains.

● Managing the day-to-day operational work of the enterprise architecture team.

● Providing overall guidance on best-practices in technology architecture.

● Providing consulting support to the IT leadership team as needed.

● Working with and at times leading 3rd party partners to realize program goals.

Knowledge & Skills

● Working knowledge of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

● Knowledge of, and experience working with Enterprise systems such as ERPs, CRMs,

middleware, and Business Intelligence tools at the solution design level.

● Knowledge of all concepts and components of an Enterprise Technical Architecture

(ETA).

● Strong people management skills with proven ability to motivate employees and get

tangible results.

● Strong business acumen is critical.

● Working knowledge of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework

is strongly desired.

● Deep technical knowledge of infrastructure systems and networks, including

hyper-converged infrastructure, on-premise enterprise storage solutions, cloud-based

computing and storage solutions, physical and virtual networking technologies.

● Ability to present complex solutions and designs using visualization tools

● Strong communication and influencing skills.

● Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships, including the ability to

coordinate the work of others.

Required Work Experience

● Ten years of experience in IT roles of progressively increasing responsibility.

● Five years of related work experience leading an IT organization with responsibility over

solution architecture.

● Extensive experience leading both hardware and software focused operational IT teams.

Required Education

● Bachelor's degree in business information systems (IS), computer science or related

field